News >> Wilson Captures Mayakoba Classic

Former Hooters Tour Members Wins 2nd Title
 
Playa Del Carmen, Mexico (March 1, 2009)…With a four-under par 68 in the final round of the Mayakoba Golf Classic Sunday, former Hooters Tour member Mark Wilson captured his second career PGA TOUR title (picture left courtesy of Graythen/Getty Images).
 
The Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin native carded rounds of 66-64-69-68 for a four day total of thirteen-under par 267 and a two stroke victory over J.J. Henry.
 
The University of North Carolina alum takes home $648,000 for his win and moves from 135th on the FedExCup Points standings to 23rd.
 
"I was looking at going to Honda with my worst start in my career, now it's the best start to the year," Wilson said. "I couldn't ask for anything better."  
 
In four seasons on the Hooters Tour (1998-2001), Wilson collected three wins and more than $167,000 in earnings. In his sixty-nine career starts on the Hooters Tour, Wilson made the cut in sixty-one with twenty-two top ten’s.
 
The NGA/Hooters Tour is the 3rd largest men’s 72-hole professional golf tour in the country behind the PGA and Nationwide Tours, and boasts alumni like 2007 Masters Champion Zach Johnson, 2003 PGA Champion Shaun Micheel, 2003 British Open winner Ben Curtis, 2003 US Open winner Jim Furyk, two time U.S. Open winner Lee Janzen, British Open and PGA Champion John Daly, as well as British Open winner Tom Lehman, PGA Champion David Toms, 2003 Tour Championship Winner Chad Campbell, 2004 & 2005 Reno Tahoe Open winner Vaughn Taylor and TPC winner Craig Perks to name just a few. All told, the NGA/Hooters Tour’s alumni have an incredible 10 “Majors” to their credit. The NGA/Hooters Tour has helped more than 100 professionals acquire their PGA, Senior PGA, and Nationwide Tour cards. In fact, 38% of the players that earned their 2009 PGA Tour card, and 41% of the players that earned full exempt status on the Nationwide Tour started their careers on the NGA/Hooters Tour.
 
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